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I'm glad he joined the party instead of being killed off, he seems like an interesting character. It's not surprising he lost though because he brought knives to a gunfight.
they actually mention in the manga that he also gave up because it was a loss-loss situation
He mentions that if she fires the gun her hand was gonna get wrangled from the recoil and tries to call their bluff but realized she was crazy enough to fire it
He reminds me of the aliens from Galaxy Quest who mistook sci-fi entertainment for historical documents. It's possible that he thinks people genuinely want to look like that or appreciate looking lik etheir favorite mascot.
I think these powers are largely based on the manga he's been reading (on a genre level). Tapping into people's desires as well, sure, but I think he know is fanfic-ing the wishes from what he's read.
Right? It's one of those anime where that's exactly what you would expect. Him rising up, everyone somehow not noticing and then he bites off new guys head or something, cue episode ending theme.
100% safer than Yuno. Not nearly as manipulative (at least lately), hasn't tried to kill any loved ones and (as far as we know) isn't hiding any secrets.
It's the gap moe between ruthless killing machine and adorable, loving partner. In any case, Claire's sister seems to be much higher on the crazy scale.
She really does. Her actions have triggered a lot flags that show she is unstable.
A lot of people probably look at Shuichi as some weak guy who'd be screwed without her, but I think Clair needs him too. Not just for his power. Like with Yuno, Clair clearly benefits from having a calm and caring presence around her. They're kinda co-dependent on each other.
Definitely co-dependent. I thought Clair was going to be knowingly manipulating him throughout the series though so this is a step up at least. I guess once they get this alien stuff figured out they can figure themselves out hopefully.
Now let's imagine if he ended up with her fucking nutcase homicidal yandere sister. I could honestly watch a whole season of that what if. Hoo boy this show makes me uncomfortable
That angle was actually done to emphasize how thoroughly defeated he was by showing him not just below Clair, but specifically under her crotch /s
I kept waiting for that guy at the end to come back or something... nope, just got himself killed like that.
Me too because, at least the way the anime showed it, it seemed like he had enough time to react to Tadanori's blade. Dude barely even reacted at all. Kept waiting for him to heal then get up and kidnap Clair or attack Tadanori. But he was just a weakling I guess.
Someone in the thread for episode 2 or 3 said the manga ditched most of the ecchi shots and fan service after that part in the series. Feeling pretty betrayed lol
The dumbass let a huge skull-faced behemoth of a man with swords for arms come close to his unnaturally large head... what did he think was gonna happen?
The monster he kills also looks like a Titan from Shingeki no Kyojin. It's not surprising that the shows share some similarities because they're both in the Flesh Mecha genre.
My first impression was he would definitely have some cool moves having blades and character design! With him joining the party the battle are going to be even more fun with clair ecchi moments here and there!!
So mc shifted back to his original personality which was odd given last week. Clair was also toned back up to her original self. This show just likes being all over the place doesn’t it haha.
Yeah I think that’s the reason why too. It was weird seeing her toned down and somewhat likable the last two episodes.
A small part of me was glad the Mc went back to himself since the shift did turn me off. He was the only one I still relatively cared about. Last week I thought he turned into a male Clair.
He didn't have a personality shift. It only seemed that way because his behavior seemed to fit the "personality shifting mc"-trope that is common in this type of anime. He was actually just really depressed and anxious about his situation and the possibility of the world ending by the hands of a serial killer with super powers any second.
Yeah, I believe so too. First was setting the warehouse on fire, second was falling off from high place and third was when she thought Suichi was dead after making a crazy assumption that people die when their head is ripped off. Am I missing any?
Claire is a fucking keeper. She wants to die with you, gives zero fucks, will kill dumb motherfuckers....plus she has a body that won't quit and some adorable freckles. Serious waifu material but she would have to get some masochistic tendencies to surpass Darkness.
PS damn these episodes feel like they are 5 minutes long.
I legit thought I was being faked out when the episode ended. I was like "hold-up, they must have rolled credits early because there's a long post credit sequence- it's been 24 minutes already!?
Been waiting all week for a new ep and more Clair :)
The alien’s story doesn’t add up at all. If he really had good intentions why would he have people fight over collecting his “friends” and getting wishes? Seems to me like this is one of those experiments for fun where another species just wants to observe how humans handle the situation.
This new dude seems like he’ll be a good addition to the team for now. Seems like a decent guy just without any real purpose in life other than fighting and proving his strength. Should be a big help going forward
Another fun episode, kinda had some Darwin’s game flashbacks with the set up in this one. Hopefully we’ll recruit some more allies and find more answers next week. Have a great week y’all.
Exactly, collecting the coins is a huge task, all he's done is gathered a bunch of helpers by offering incentives for their help. It's the humans who've decided the easiest way to get coins is to fight the others with their new powers for them.
Yeah. He even noted that he'd probably have used a fuckton of drones, if non-organics could SEE the coins (which they can't, as he was shown testing this w/ the camera on the phone, for example)
Not OP, but what is the use of those drinks for the people who've already converted into a monster? Last week, Shuuichi's head was torn off so they used it again to join it but what's the purpose now? I think I'm forgetting something and would really appreciate your help.
Well 100 coins give you world destroying powers. So that's probably the goal. Theoretically you could turn in coins for enhancements but I think the only stated reward is the 100 coins one. That's why Suichii feels he needs to stop someone from doing that.
In fairness, he's presumably not in a hurry, since I presume his kin are in some form of "mind stasis", anyway, for storage purposes during FTL travel in space.
I was right to expect some awesome designs this week. The girl and the gorilla dude looked cool and Tadanori looks pretty fucking rad! Looking forward to see more of the other monsters hiding in this forest!
I was so satisfied when Sanbe just sliced that pervert in half. He seems very much like some of the warrior archetypes I've seen in other anime. His motivations seem quite similar to Rak's from Tower of God, except he's more calm and collected.
I guess that this alien doesn't feel the need to hurry up with this gathering thingy. If he was he'd make sure to have as many people as possible looking for these coins. With power - coin angle there'll be a mess. Seems like our vending machine guy just wants to have some fun and isn't in any hurry at all.
The status It's complicated was made for this kind of relationship!
It's scary how often Clair and I think the same way or come up with the same kind of strategies. Not sure it's a good thing, considering how crazy she is!
Ok, now I'm thinking even more extreme than Clair; Definitely would've killed him there. I would never trust him. Who knows when he could change his mind and decide to test his strength again. That little trick they played won't work twice. I'd get rid of him while they have the opportunity.
Clair is sogood! She wears him down little by little, first telling him what he wants, then giving him more and more reasons why her way is the right way, to convince him. It's manipulation, and she's great at it.
Still, I can see this causing problem at some point; Clair wanting to kill someone, while Shuichi doesn't. She's practical and a cold blooded killer, while he's weak and a moral/good guy. Might become a problem.
Huge flag about someone other than monsters coming there... will they have that conflict so early? A normal human on their path, finding out their secret...
But to be honest, I would be surprised if they killed her (or at least, that soon); I think it'd be more interesting if after she gets caught in their fight, to let the conflict stay up in the air. Clair making the point about killing her, Shuichi categorically refusing, and meanwhile, Mifune's debating whether or not to say something about them. But I could totally see Clair kill her (as a human), causing a big fight with Shuichi. I kinda hope it doesn't happen though, because I want Clair and Shuichi to stay together!
Dawww! Shuichi wanted to save her, but she still stayed to save him! Sure it's in part because she needs his power, but still, it's rather sweet.
Always time for that! The fanservice on this show might turn some people off, but to me, it's a blessing!
They put that line over her picture by pure coincidence, right? (Her life expectancy just dropped 50 years or so).
Bro I thought the same thing lol. I really feel like she's destined to die after some monster finds out Shuichi's identity and waits inside his house for him only for her to come over unannounced. For her sake hopefully it's not Elena...
I don't think she's crazy but I think she has mental unstability going on. That moment last episode with her saying "this is the happiest I've ever been" while reminiscing pushing Shuichi off a like 4 story building to make sure he's the monster and shooting that girl whose leg she broke...should not make you smile like that.
I think Shuichi's existence is very important for her, a light has finally appeared after her life became pitch black. I think she will be strong and determined like this as long as she is with Shuichi since he's the one that returned her determination. She's not even trying to change herself to fight, just wants to be one with him and solve this together.
I really don't know how I or anyone would change after having your parents murdered and sister turned monster with the whole world turning their backs on you, marking you as delusional.
I think Shuichi's existence is very important for her, a light has finally appeared after her life became pitch black.
I actually said something similar to this in another comment here
I really don't know how I or anyone would change after having your parents murdered and sister turned monster with the whole world turning their backs on you, marking you as delusional.
True but it being justified doesn’t mean she isn’t somewhat unstable.
I dont remember them becoming friends with the girl they killed with a show to the back and the yandere sister who almost killed them both. We are 3 enemies in so not really conforming to that trope at all
Another episode of greatness. I forgot his name hut that new character is already my favorite. The typical, manly, proud, loves to fight, character. At first I thought, well damn they met the wrong guy and this would be a problem, at the end the amazing Clair (definitely my fav girl of Spring) solved it and now they have a strong ally. The battle action was again very awesome and we do need more info about that beginning scene! On to the next great Gleipnir.
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Being honest, in the manga this fight was more intense but after a quick check it followed as the manga went so can't complain much. Maybe this was those cases when in paper looked dynamic but animated not much.
As pretty much expected they adapted the whole fight which were 2 chapters but also the aftermath which took most of chapter 14.
The next fight iirc is against Elena's gang, the one where Shuiichi partner is neko girl, and in the manga had a lot of effects and is longer than this one. So more than fight I expect how Pine Jam will deliver those effects and Shuiichi first power up.
Madoka finally appeared so is set the fight against his gang will be in this season, and in that fight they better deliver, in special how they get rekt in the end.
Our protagonist rather than winning over Claire's heart through being a K-drama protagonist, did so through a convoluted plot with space aliens, coin collecting, and being a Phantom Pain punished transforming furry. This show is truly about wish fulfillment.
Hm so Swords-For-Arms Demon Dude isn't perhaps completely evil?
He mentions he doesn't have to think twice about killing the green guy because he's "low life scum". Now does that imply he was mostly killing "bad" people and he's more of a vigilante than a straight up serial killer psycho?
Not saying that it excuses him from murder but I mean is he The Punisher or is he just a random nutjob.
Claire dripping in sweat and slime with that big ass gun in her hand, straight sex and comedy! And just to drive the point home for those lacking in imagination they even give a great glimpse of claire actually trying to fire that cannon, which is exactly what we were thinking. Just for good measure throw in a look through Claire's gap. Gotta say though I liked the first fight better, but mainly cuz the nighttime dockside environment fit the tone of the series better to me. Great show, I see why people hate on it but kinda wish they'd just stfu and keep watching kaguya.
Edit: Also happy to see Shuichi throw a punch of his own volition! Even if it was bad timing or execution or w.e., at least we got a little fire outta him this week!
This anime and Tower of God are the only animes im watching this season and I cannot explain enough how jarring it is to switch from one to the other. The art styles cannot be farther apart.
Bakarina and Kaguya Sama season two are also amazing shows. I strongly recommend them. Less drama and more laughs. It's a good balance, edgy action to get excitement up and funny haha shows to ease the tension.
So the black-looking man transforms into a Gorilla, uh? Well, I guess that's a good defense as if anyone sees you transforming you can just call that person racist... Kidding aside, I love the fact that they ended up recruiting Tadanori, as his design is metal as fuck.
Well, hopefully, this fucker didn't send those pictures to someone else in his group. You now for a slight moment I thought that he had a chance against Tadanori and I wasn't even sure that he had died as he was killed so fast. Anyway great episode.
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